Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
साहिजन्म च बाल्यं च यौवनं च महात्मनः ।धर्मकार्याणिरूपं च रुदतीसंस्मरिष्यति ।।।।
sā hi janma ca bālyaṃ ca yauvanaṃ ca mahātmanaḥ | dharma-kāryāṇi rūpaṃ ca rudatī saṃsmariṣyati ||
Bà sẽ khóc than, mãi hồi tưởng bậc đại hồn ấy: từ lúc chào đời, thời thơ ấu, tuổi thanh xuân, những việc làm theo Chánh Pháp, và cả dung nhan của Người.
'Kausalya will think her only son has been killed in the battle. I think her heart would break'.
Dharma is memorialized as a life-pattern: Rāma’s identity is defined by dharma-kārya, and remembrance of righteousness becomes a moral testimony.
Sītā continues imagining Kauśalyā’s mourning if she receives news of Rāma’s death.
Rāma’s dhārmic character—his ‘righteous deeds’ are highlighted as central to who he is.